Program Notes

I’m an avid reader of literature that deals with the matter of human con- sciousness, and
attempts to explain it as a scientific phenomenon. In my view this is an impossible task, and it is
this impossibility that makes for such interesting reading. Books such as Gödel Escher Bach by
Douglas Höfstädter and The Emperor’s New Mind by Roger Penrose resort to a multidisciplinary
approach, exploring areas of mathematics, computer science, philosophy, psychology, visual arts and
music. All these things have a cumulative effect on the reader, stimulating him or her to somehow
grasp the author’s vision. The true message is subliminal, and such is all I can claim for
Clockwork Souls. The seven movements are short contemplations of the nature of consciousness, and
the titles are a tribute to my favourite